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Deadline nears for European PVPMC Workshop abstracts

News Article, June 9, 2025 • The deadline for 2025 European Photovoltaics Performance Modeling Collaborative Workshoppresenter abstracts is June 15, 2025. The popular workshop will be held in Ayia Napa,Cyprus, Oct. 29 – 31, 2025. Co-organized by Sandia National Laboratories, EPL Technology Frontiers Ltd., and thePhaethon Centre of Excellence at the University of Cyprus, this two-day...

Family-friendly Earth Day virtual event

News Article, April 20, 2022 • Sandia is partnering with national laboratories across the country to host a ‘Sunrise to Sunset’ Earth Day celebration on April 22. The day-long event will feature science-based, educational activities for kids K-12. At 11:30AM (MST) Sandia’s Kenny Armijo will provide a tour of the National Solar Thermal Test Facility and...

Long Duration Energy Storage National Consortium hosting first Annual Workshop

News Article, July 29, 2024 • The LDES National Consortium is hosting its first Annual Workshop on September 10-11 in Los Angeles, California. The focus of the Annual Workshop will be to increase partnership opportunities and networking among individuals and organizations directly engaged in LDES technology development, investing, market planning, project management, and policymaking. Hosted by...

New Microgrid Design Toolkit tutorial site

News Article, April 30, 2024 • Sandia National Laboratories developed the Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT), a decision support software for microgrid designers that is publicly available for download. Intended for use in the early stages of the design process, MDT uses powerful search algorithms to identify and characterize alternative microgrid designs in terms of user-defined inputs and...

New report explores factors increasing electricity load growth and solutions for meeting future demand

News Article, August 27, 2025 • Electricity demand is on the rise both in the US and around the globe. A new Sandia report provides a comprehensive review of electricity load growth drivers, the challenges associated with these growth factors, and the proposed solutions for meeting increasing demand. The report, “A Review of Load Growth Drivers...

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New software advancements provide cutting-edge energy storage analytics and planning

News Article, June 10, 2025 • QuESt 2.0 is an evolved version of the original QuESt, an open-source Python software designed for energy storage (ES) analytics. The software provides centralized access to multiple tools and improved data analytics, aiming to simplify ES analysis and democratize access to these tools. New improvements Exciting advancements were recently made...

Project spotlight: Enhancing energy resilience with AI microgrid technology

News Article, September 10, 2025 • Block diagram illustrating the MOSAIC microgrid controller concept. The vulnerability of electrical grids to disruptions can lead to widespread power outages, particularly affecting remote and rural communities. As the United States strives for energy independence and reliability, developing resilient energy solutions is essential. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Resilient Energy...

Project spotlight: WEC co-design for reference models: A concurrent approach

News Article, September 10, 2025 • As the world seeks reliable and affordable energy solutions, harnessing the power of ocean waves presents a promising opportunity. Wave energy converters (WECs) are innovative devices designed to capture the kinetic and potential energy of waves and convert it into usable electricity. However, developing effective and reliable WECs is challenging...

Registration is now open for the 2022 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop

News Article, August 2, 2022 • We are pleased to announce registration is now open for the virtual 2022 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop, hosted by Sandia National Laboratories. The workshop will be held August 23-24, 8AM to 4PM MT, via zoom. The goal of this workshop is to identify research directions and priorities for...

Registration is now open for the 2025 Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop

News Article, June 12, 2025 • The Sandia Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Workshop (PEEC), held annually, focuses on the latest technical advancements in power electronics and energy conversion technologies. The workshop features technical sessions and panels that delve into topics across applications, converter topologies, and components. By bringing together experts from academia, industry, and government,...

Registration now open for the 2024 PVPMC Workshop

News Article, March 29, 2024 • The 2024 PV Performance Modeling Collaborative Workshop will take place May 7–9, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Registration is now open.  The popular workshop addresses the current state of photovoltaic system models, works to develop a path forward for establishing best practices on PV system performance modeling and sets the...

Three differnt pv panels in 3 rows and facing the sun.

Sandia contributes nuclear science expertise to the International Youth Nuclear Congress

News Article, November 14, 2022 • Sylvia Saltzstein, Sandia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technologies Senior Manager, will travel to Japan to participate in the upcoming International Youth Nuclear Congress November 27 through December 2. The conference presents an opportunity for young nuclear science professionals to discuss research, collaborate, network, and learn from senior leaders who share their...

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Sandia releases Microgrid Design Toolkit 1.4 to the public

News Article, October 31, 2024 • Sandia has released the latest Microgrid Design Toolkit 1.4 software download to the public. MDT 1.4 expands on Sandia’s existing MDT build, which serves as a decision support software for microgrid designers. Download the Microgrid Design Toolkit Intended for use in the early stages of the design process, MDT uses...

Sandia team receives prestigious recognition at ARPA-E EVs4ALL Annual Meeting

News Article, August 12, 2025 • Sandia recently received a Best Booth award for exceptional content, engagement and innovation at the 2025 ARPA-E Summit held in March. The award was presented to the Sandia team during the ARPA-E EVs4ALL Annual Meeting in Detroit. The award-winning booth showcased an innovative framework for the safety evaluation of batteries....

photo of winning booth at the 2025 ARPA-E Summit.

Sandia-led team develops an end-to-end Generative AI platform to automate and protect confidential communications

News Article, September 30, 2025 • A Sandia-led team, in partnership with Idaho National Laboratory, recently made a significant step toward secure and efficient inter-organizational collaboration using advanced generative AI technologies. Large Language Models (LLMs) are part of artificial intelligence systems that rely on massive datasets to understand and generate human language. LLMs use patterns...

Sandian named Scientist of the Year

News Article, September 11, 2023 • “I was the only farm worker who had a calculus book in his car,” Sal Rodriguez joked when I asked him about his upbringing. But it was no joke. The son of immigrants, Sal grew up in the tiny town of Calexico, California and worked in the fields to put...

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Sandians visit Puerto Rico to participate in grid resilience and distributed energy conversations in wake of Hurricane Fiona

News Article, November 9, 2022 • Sandians Summer Ferreira, Matt Lave, and Olga Hart recently visited San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they participated in an Advisory Group Meeting associated with the multi-National-Lab PR100 project to discuss lessons learned related to grid resilience and distributed energy in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. Meeting participants included community leaders,...